Notes / Commercial Description:
Most breweries have at least one piece of equipment that’s just a bit persnickity. Here at Boulevard we have fermenter number seven, the black sheep of our cellar family. Ironically, when our brewers were experimenting with variations on a traditional Belgian-style farmhouse ale, the perfect combination of elements came together in that very vessel. You could call it fate, but they called it Tank 7, and so it is. Beginning with a big surge of fruity aromatics and grapefruit-hoppy notes, the flavor of this complex, straw-colored ale tapers off to a peppery, dry finish.

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A: Pours a hazy medium yellow in color with moderate to significant amounts of visible carbonation along with some lemon yellow highlights. The beer has a four finger tall fluffy foamy off-white head that slowly reduces to a dense finger tall cap in the center with a half finger thick layer covering the remainder of the surface of the beer. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of spicy (peppery) yeast along with moderate notes of lemon citrus and some biscuit + pale malts. Light to moderate amounts of herbal and earthy hops as well.

T: Upfront there is a moderate to strong flavor of biscuit and pale malts that gives a slightly hay-like taste with light to moderate notes of lemon citrus. There are moderate flavors of spicy/peppery yeast along with some herbal + earthy hops which impart just a touch of bitterness.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Crisp with light to moderate amounts of dryness in the finish.

O: This is a very nice Saison and one that I would gladly drink over and over again. Wonderful flavors and very easy to drink + refreshing - the alcohol is well hidden. One of the best examples of the American take on a traditional saison.

You will see as my reviews add up over time that I love FARMHOUSE ales. I tell a story to my customers about learning to taste coffee to my first experience from college drinking to my first great bottle of beer. That bottle that changed my expectations of beer was Saison Dupont.

That all being said, this is the best American Farmhouse beer I have ever had.

Look: Butterscotch
Smell: Sweet and Musty
Taste: Yeast, spice, and peppery
Feel: Pleasant and enjoyable
Overall: Even if you are not a farmhouse ale lover, this will represent the category perfectly

Tank 7 is definately a modern take on a traditional Belgian Farmhouse. Because of aggressive phenolic character and high hopping rates, this beer shows a lot of layering.

Tank 7 pours with a medium golden hue and haziness that makes it look like a Witbier. A froathy and airy white head has great retention and lacing. A very solid appearance.

Mouthwatering aromas of citrus, vinous, American hops, and a peppery twang. The malt character gives a slight sweet scent with low grain character.

True pilsner malts give a soft confectionate sweetness and a pleasant grain flavor. The malts only act as a springboard for the more powerfull flavors of sharp, bitter, and citrus hops by contributing flavors of lemon, orange, grapefruit, and pineapple. Esters exacerbate the fruity hops with apples, under-rippened berries, lemons, and white grapes. Not stopping there, the yeast gives a lot of phenolic (almost plastic or medicinal) at times and perhaps a light soapy note. All these flavors layer upon themselves allowing for new flavors to be explored in every sip.

Creamy and soft up front but the beers bitterness, light astringency, and acidity builds and breaks down the beer's texture, allowing for a palate cleansing and refreshing finish. A minty note rises in the finish and aftertaste, giving a tea-like taste.

Tank 7 is a remarkable beer that belongs with the experimental Belgian IPA's. And, it's certainly better than most.

Thoroughly enjoyed from a growler in a snifter. This fine saison pours a luminous yellow golden color with a firm fluffy white head that later dissipates to a fine pool of foam and excellent lacing. Nose of sweet pale malts, earthy yeasty goodness, white pepper, spicy hops, and notes of citrus fruits. Flavors are complex. Sweet light malts collide with grapefruit and citrus flavors from the hops with a peppery flavor that persists to the end being rounded out by a light grain character. Crisp and lightly dry finish is aided by excellent carbonation making for a great mouth feel.

A: The beer is slightly hazy golden yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that died down but consistently left a short head covering the surface.
S: Light to moderate aromas of citrus, grapefruit and yeast are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of lemony citrus along with slight hints of peppery spices towards the finish.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is quite citrusy for a saison and goes down very easily. It is a very nice beer for the summer months.

I picked up a bottle of Boulevard's Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale last week for $2.89 at The Lager Mill. I've been wanting to try this one for a while and not that it's in Michigan I have my chance to see if it lives up to it's reputation, so lets see how it goes. 2016 Vintage. Poured from a brown 12oz bottle into a teku.

A- The label looks nice, it has a clean and classic look to it and it's just a little eye catching. It poured a hazy orange color that takes on more of a golden color when held to the light with over three fingers worth of fluffy and chunky off white head that died down to a thick ring that stayed till the end and it left lots of patchy lacing behind. This is fantastic looking beer, this is just how a good saison or farmhouse ale should look.

S- The aroma start off with a higher amount of medium yeast with a big fruity aroma being the first to show up and they impart a big stonefruit, citrus rind and pineapple like aromas and that leads into the yeast which impart a a little bit of bubble gum aroma with a typical saison yeast like aroma along with a little bit more juicy and bright fruit aromas and a slight bit of pale malts and a grassy aromas showing up towards the end. This beer has a good aroma, I like the fruitiness, but I wish it had a little funk to it.

T- The taste seems to be Similar to the aroma, but lighter and it starts off with a medium amount of sweetness with that same fruity aspects that I got int the aroma being the first to show up and this time taste takes on a little more of that stone fruit like aspect and it's followed by the yeast which is a little lighter and imparts a typical saison yeast flavor with no bubblegum this time. Up next comes some hops which impart a slight citrus rind and grassy flavors with a slight bit of herbal hops which impart a higher amount of low bitterness with a saison yast and stone fruit aftertaste and just a little bit of those malty flavors show up. This is a good tasting beer, no flavors are to overpowering, but I still wish it had some funk to it.

M- Smooth, slightly refreshing, a little crisp, medium bodied with a slightly higher amount of medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is good and works well with this beer.

Overall I thought this was a good beer and goos example of a Saison, it had just about everything that i look for in the style and the balanced seem to be right in line with the drinkability. This beer had good drinkability, I could have a couple of these, especially on a warm day. What I like the most about this beer is the balance, no single flavor is too overpowering. What I like the least about this beer is that it's labeled as a Saison, maybe it's because I'm so use to Jolly Pumpkins Farmhouse Ales that I always expect a little funk in there, to me that's what sets apaprt a regular saison from a Farmhouse ale and I wish it was labeled as a Saison. I would buy this beer again when looking for a good saison and I would recommend it to anyone who likes the style. Good job guys, this is a tasty Saison.

Best by 8/27/15. 12oz bottle poured into a tulip. Pours a beautiful shiny golden; fluffy eggshell white head that sticks around leaving great retention and sticky lacing. Bubbles are constantly swimming to the top. Very nice aromas. I'm picking up some grapefruit and lemon. There's a subtle hop aroma. Yeast notes are there. Some spices. The aromas have a nice sweetness going on. Flavors are sharp and crisp. Very vibrant. More citrus notes. Some banana. Clove and coriander is in the mix. Subtle black pepper notes. Some grass and subtle pine notes. Floral notes too. Finishes clean dry with a subtle hop bite. Mouthfeel is great. It's full-bodied with active carbonation. Very creamy and fluffy. Very smooth. Alcohol goes unnoticed. Fun to drink.

This is a great brew. Boulevard really seems to know what they're doing with these styles. Well executed. Recommended.

Nice medium gold beer covered in a foamy white head that leaves ribbons of lacing. There is the aroma of banana, clove, cherries, and Belgian yeast. The taste is sweet with massive amounts of banana and clove with a bit of fruitiness in there as well. There is a yeasty taste that ends with a peppery and bitter finish. I love this beer. It is really Belgian with a bit of an American twist.

12 oz. bottle from a 4-pack picked up at the LCBO; best before Apr 22 2016 and served well-chilled.

Pours a foggy golden-yellow colour, causing nearly two inches of fluffy, resilient white foam to erupt from the surface. It fades unevenly - more quickly at the edge of the glass than the centre - leaving behind a mesa-like formation in the middle while the head dissipates in a long, drawn-out process exceeding ten minutes. The glass becomes caked with an arching pattern of soapy lace - this is just a flat-out gorgeous beer. On the nose I am getting a lot of citrusy lemonpeel, with accents of orchard fruit, floral hops and grainy pale malts. Yeasty and spicy, with touches of white pepper and coriander. An all around enticing aroma.

Very tasty stuff, with virtually no sign of the 8.5% alcohol whatsoever. Grainy pale malts act as a neutral backdrop for the flavour profile, which first features a fruity ensemble of apricot, pears and apple, with hints of orange and bubblegum. The citrus flavour remains strong through to the finish, though it becomes pithier and more grapefruit-like, and finally a bit earthy as the yeast moves in to dominate. It ends with a nice burst of spicy white pepper, leaving behind a dry aftertaste. On the fuller side of medium-bodied, with prickly carbonation that weakens considerably as you sip your way onward, making the mouthfeel increasingly smooth as it warms to room temperature. Dangerously drinkable, given the well-masked alcohol content, and overall deliciousness.

[Updated Apr 17 2016]

Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale is a seriously good saison that blows a lot of the locally-made equivalents out of the water - making it a much-needed addition to the Ontario beer scene. I'd feel pretty safe recommending this to any fan of Belgian-style pale or farmhouse ales. This is my last bottle, and even though the "best by" date is less than a week out, it tastes just as good as I remember. A must-try that will hopefully return to Ontario in the future.

I'm asking myself why I waited so long to try this Farmhouse Ale. It reminds me of a Belgian Tripel with its creamy texture and rich malty flavor. Did I mention it's delicious? Well, it's delicious. It looks deceptively simple, slightly yeast-heavy in appearance with the evidence of high carbonation content. The brightness really helps deliver the full flavor. I highly recommend this one... but, just one - maybe two. After that, you're on your own, because the 8.5% ABV demands a slow sip.

Appearance: Arrives with a clear golden colored liquid covered by an inch or so of foam; although the head wasn't impressive for the style, the lacing action was decent

Smell: A range of interesting aromatics - grassy and lemony from the hops, biscuity from the malt and peppery from the yeast

Taste: The malt stays in the background, with a subtle hint of sweetness at the outset; quickly, the peppery, herbal flavors arrive to dominate the profile, though by mid-palate, the beer takes on a lemony/grassy character; after the swallow, the malts re-emerge to provide a bit of peach character but the finish is dominated by the lemony/peppery elements

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with crisp carbonation

Overall: A wonderful blend of flavor elements combine to make this an excellent example of the style; a bit hoppier than most Belgians but still a cut above most of the domestic examples of the style I have tasted

A: 4 finger head, funny, the carbonation on the bottom is a perfect circle floating to the top. The head goes down quickly. Nice mellow golden color.

S: Citrus aroma, slightly mettallic, grapefruit.

T: Bitter, bitter, bitter! Hoppy with some grapefruit and other citrus. The bitter taste stays with you as you drink it. Gets more bitter as you drink on.

M: great carbonation, good feel.

O: I was so disappointed in this beer. I was really bitter and just kept getting more and more bitter as I drank it. The grapefruit is nice and refreshing, but the hoppy, bitterness overwhelms any other tones within the beer. I will not be buying this beer again.

Poured into a small tulip glass an orange tinged dull light golden with a large fluffy,sticky white head that left two full rings of lace behind as it settled verly slowly into a frothy mass.Big lemony citrus notes in the nose along with bready malt and light phenolic spice.Crisp and quite dry on the palate with citric undertones to go along with light phenols.A very good American version of the style,alot of the time I stay away from the style because of the dreaded funk,this is funk subdued.Nice job here.

L: This beer pours a pale gold with excellent clarity. The long lasting white head settles to about a half a finger of compact bubbles leaving lacing on the glass.

S: Get your nose to the glass as soon as you pour, the aroma has a bunch of those saison fruit and spice aromas. Ginger and peppery spices notes with light fruit orange Belgian yeast aromas. There is a moderate strength hops aroma that is earthy and floral. The dominating hops and yeast aromas are well balance. There is also a soft alcohol aroma.

T: The medium-high hops bitterness and spice dominate the flavor with moderate, light-colored fruit flavors. The hops seems american with citrusy, grapefruit flavors. The balance is bitter, dry and spicy with dry finish and an aftertaste of spice and hops bitterness. The spice is peppery with a bit of ginger. There is a touch of that bubblegum brett flavor.

M: This is light and fluffy on the palate with a moderately-light body and high carbonation.

O: An awesome example of the Saison style! This beer is spicy and dry with a firm bitterness.

FLAVOR- Just a tiny pop of pils malt sweetness gets scrubbed off the palate by carbonation and spicy yeast with a light mango and banana esters. Some citrusy hop mid palate and a dry, peppery finish. Totally lovely. Moderate bitterness aids the peppery finish. Alcohol pushes a floral presance into the sinuses.

MOUTHFEEL- appropriately light bodied and singing with carbonation, yet still has a rich, velvety mouthfeel, lightly astringent in the finish. Alcohol is apparent.

OVERALL- I drink this all the time despite the high ABV. Responsible for many nights that went too far. Definatly the best stateside saison I've ever had. Pretty-much textbook except for the beastly ABV.